Week 2

[airlockedmods]

[Other than the reappearance of the Overseer, there's no real change in the routine. PAL still makes the morning and night time announcements through the PIP on each Champion's arm, and still the Champion unitards are freshly laundered and re-hung each morning in their closets.

No other floors unlock, but Cece and Kip will still be appearing randomly to chit-chat.

All you know is... something has to change soon.]

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[ooc: Don't forget to to turn in your AC for week 1 and submit your threads for the Benefactors!]

Comments

[nojohnyouare]

[Mai stares at the scene and starts to shake. Her eyes go to her PIP and widen.]

You...!

[She's, um. Someone please stop her from rushing that arm with a plastic sword???]

[scourgingstars]

Mai.

[Ardyn put his arm out to stop her; if that didn't work, he wasn't above just outright picking her up given how much taller he was.]

That's not going to help. Damage that thing and you'll likely be subject to whatever it thinks of as 'punishment'.

[nojohnyouare]

[She struggles, scowling past him, but he can still easily overpower her, and she slumps where she is.]

He can just do anything to us.

[scourgingstars]

All that means is that we have to be clever enough not to play his game.

[He let go of Mai once she stopped struggling, glaring at the robot arm like he was planning to break it in half regardless.]

[nojohnyouare]

...

[Mai tenses. She shakes her head and breathes, forcing her reactions down. Her glare fades to nothing.]

Right. Keep everyone safe.

[scourgingstars]

Exactly. I can't do that on my own, so I'll need the help of anyone rational enough to think straight. Including yourself.

[nojohnyouare]

I won't let anyone kill. Even if this happens.

[humanitree]

Please don't.

[Mikaela doesn't want to see anyone hurt and... not Mai.]

We will find another way.

[They have to. For Clarith, Mai, Roland... for everyone.]

[nojohnyouare]

[Arby's managed to calm her down, and Mai looks to Mikaela with a muted nod.]

...You're right. We can.